the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
Tokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786), Shougun 1760-1786
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
reputation; public opinion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rule; government; administration
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
member of shogun's council of elders
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to make light of; to ignore; to slight